Amount of Nuclear Material Under Safeguards and the Number of Safeguards Staff

1980198119821983198419851986198719881989
Significant quantities
(SQs) of material
under safeguards
16,72318,57820,80026,46931,11637,89041,92947,23652,413
Total department
staff
275317358375401414427447462475
1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
Significant quantities
(SQs) of material
under safeguards
57,23261,48365,87873,01279,17990,29194,294
Total department
staff
479477471475472481473

Note: A significant quantity is generally defined as being 8 kg of plutonium or 25 kg of highly enriched uranium.